US9167348B1ActiveUtility
Wireless waterproof headphone system
Est. expiryMar 8, 2032(~5.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Nancy Vartanian
H04R 5/033H04R 27/00H04R 1/023H04R 2420/07H04R 2430/01H04R 1/1041H04R 2227/003H04R 1/1016
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Abstract
A wireless dual-functioning headset, which is waterproof and allows a user to make and receive phone calls through voice recognition as well as listen to music on a smartphone. It all can be customized by setting the preferences on a mobile software application. An implementation is an earbud headphone system that is both wireless and waterproof running off of RF waves that has the ability to sync with music on a smartphone.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedThe invention claimed is:
1. A system comprising:
a first earbud headphone of a stereo earbud set, wherein the first earbud comprises a first wireless transceiver and the first earbud is waterproof;
a second earbud headphone of the stereo earbud set, wherein the second earbud comprises a second wireless transceiver, the second earbud is waterproof, and the first earbud is not coupled to the second earbud with a wire;
a third wireless transceiver coupled to a 3.5-millimeter stereo headphone connector, which is adapted to be coupled to a 3.5-millimeter stereo headphone jack of a smartphone;
a software application program, comprising code executable on a processor of the smartphone, wherein the software application program comprises:
code to cause audio input and output of the smartphone to pass through the 3.5-millimeter stereo headphone jack through the third wireless transceiver and wirelessly to the first and second earbuds;
code to generate a first touch interactive screen to allow a user to specify music volume levels for the first and second earbuds independently of each other;
code to generate a second touch interactive screen to allow a user to specify phone call volume levels for the first and second earbuds independently of each other;
code to generate a third touch interactive screen to allow a user to specify to receive phones calls on either the first earbud or the second earbud only;
code to generate a fourth touch interactive screen to allow a user to specify to put the first and second earbuds into a sleep mode; and
code to generate a fifth screen that indicates a battery charge level of the first ear bud and a battery charge level of the second earbud separately.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first or the second earbuds comprises a microphone.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first and second earbuds can play music while under water up to about 4 meters deep.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first, second, and third wireless transceivers operate in a 2.4 gigahertz frequency range.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first earbud comprises a push button, which when pushed down allows a user to answer incoming phone calls.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first earbud comprises a knob, which when turned allows a user to control a volume of sound being played through the first earbud.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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